Cajxd  filing system



J. IUCULANO CARD FILING SYSTEM 3 May 4, 3943.

Filed Oct. 17, 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. JfoH N ,IUCULA N 0 Patented May 4, 1943 2,318,489 V CAltD FILING SYSTEM John Iuculano, Woodside, N. Y.

Application October 17.1942, Serial No. 462,335 .f

6 Claims. This invention relates m -am filing system.

An object of this invention is to provide a card filing system comprising as support and a pluv rality of holders, with means on each holder to support a plurality of cards arranged in echelon,

the arrangement being such that the. holders may be individually removed from the support and the cards maybe individually removed from the holders.

A further object of this invention is to provide in acard filing system ofthecharacter described improved means for supporting the cardson the j{- l i'older' to insure. e'qual spa'cinggof the cards. j Still anotherobiect of this invention is to-provide a strongand idurable card filing or registering device of thecharacter described which shall; Qbe relatively inexpensive j to rna'n'ufacture easy fjto" manipulate andywhichshall yet be practical and'eflicient to a hi'ghd'e'gree in use. a

Other objects oithis invention will in part be obvious and in partin eifiafter pointed out. The. inventionaccordingflyconsists in the features of construction, jconibinations'ofelements,

and arrangement of partswhich will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will. be in.-

dicatedin the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which. is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. lis afront elevational view of a card filing or registering device embodying theinve'ntion;

Fig. 2 is an end elevationalview of the struc-.

ture shown in Fig. 1; i

'Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional 3-3 of Fi 4;

' Fig. 4 is an enlarged partial iront elevational view of one of the card holders; and 1 Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 4 taken on plane marked -5-5.'

Referring now. in detail to the drawings, l

' designates a card filing system embodying the invention. The same com'prises a' bottom support I I, a plurality of card holders l2 mounted thereon and each supporting a; plurality of cards (3.

' Bottom support H maybe made-of wood, metal,

composition or any other] suitable material and I r is generall rectangularin shape. ,It is formed in its upper surface with a plurality of parallel grooves or slots I preferably-extending the en,

tire length of said support The grooves are preferably equally spaced apart.

spaced apart about A of an inch and each groove may be about A of. an inch in width. These dimensions however may be varied. 'The support (Cl'.129-'-16)' I] may be placed inv a filing cabinet or'in any other suitable box; 'r cabinet The card holdersljzfareiinountedvonthe-sup view takenbon line I They may be port II with thebottom' edge of eachcardholder' 5 engaged in one of the grooves 15., 'Thecard holder I 2 ,comprisesaflat board jll'of fiberboard, Y

. fheavycard'board or any'other suitable material. It has a "lengthisubstantially the same asv the length of t e bottom support 11. Attached to 10 the; end edge 18 ofthe board. ii are reinforcing members 19.1] Members {9 maybe made of wood j and each i's formed on. the innersi'de thereof with a glfdoveIZD toflrecei" Qboard H.- Member may be axes to ;the board manner. V i

The lower'edge 23 'ofjtheboard ll extends below 1 the lower edges lB'a oi .inembers 1 9; The .upper ends I '96 o'fqmembers l9 extend above the upper edge of l1. It. Will be noted that co -extensive with the board I 1 and the outer "ends of said. strip being received within' thegroove 2,0.

It will be noted-that thefstrip 3 0 .extendsabove" theupper edge of bo'ard H: 'The rear 'faceyo'f board 'II adjacent theupper edgethereon may 7 be grooved as at .3I to*receive';the' lower edge...

1 portion of strip 30. Strip may be attached to the board H by means ofjanysuita'ble adhesive." j

mounted. on the holderi'iL-j It will-be" noted that the upper edge 30;: of strip"3ll is substantially about the height-pf the member ends I9.-'

Attached to the front face of-board' ll is -an elongated, fiat strip". of metal or any other v is substantially on the lower ends of [members 19. The strip.iscoEeXtensiVe withfthe boards,

l1 and the ends thereof may be=receivedwithin I the grooves 20 inmemb'ers l9. Tne strip 40 may sive or any other suitable material.

erably the same.

of notches l3a in the-lower edges thereof. The

notches are equally-spaced apart. The distances between the hooks 42 are preferably a'multiple V "thgl'ed'geportion l8 of the 1": by "the usef glue n otherlsuitable the lower-edge23' of; -board l] of each holderengageswithin one ofithe grooves 15., ,Attachedto' J" the upper edgeotboard I1 is an elongated'strip 30 of transparentsheet-"material; said strip being i suitable material. "I'helower edge of strip!!!" v beattached to the board I! by means' of adhe- Extending forwardlyTrom the lower. edge of.

stri 40 are a pluralityof equally spaced hooks '42.". The distances between-the hooks4 2fare 1pref s The cards l3 ar'e each formedwith a'plurality of the distances between the notches l3a. With this construction thecards may be arranged in echelons. tering notches l3a. The upper corners 45 of the cards may be cut away if desired to expose the label 33. It will now be understood that the card I3 may be individually removed and also that the holders l2 may be individually removed from the support i I.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A card holder comprising a board, a pair of grooved members receiving the upper edges of said board, the lower edge of the board extending below the lower ends of said grooved members, the upper ends of said grooved members extending above the upper edge of said board, a transparent strip attached to the upper edge of said board and extending above said upper edge, a strip attached to the board and disposed above the lower edge of said board, said last strip being formed with a plurality of forwardly extending equally spaced hooks.

2. A card holder comprising a board, a pair of grooved members. receiving the upper edges of said board, the lower edge of the board extending below the lower ends of said grooved members, the upper ends of said grooved members extending above the upper edge of said board, a transparent strip attached to the upper edge of said board and extending above said upper edge, a strip attached to the board and disposed above the lower edge of said board, said last strip being formed with a plurality of forwardly extending equally spaced hooks, and a plurality of cards formed with notches in their lower edges mounted on the holder and receiving said hooks, the distances between said hooks being multiples of the distances between said notches.

The hooks 42 are received in regis- 3. A card holder comprising a board, reinforcing members attached to the outer edges of said board, a strip attached to the front face of said board and above the lower edge of said board, said strip being formed integrally at the lower edge thereof with, forwardly extending, equally spaced tabs.

4. A card holder comprising a fiat rectangular board, a pair of grooved members receiving the end edges of said board, the lower ends of said grooved members being spaced above the lower edge of said board and the upper ends of said grooved members extending above the upper edge of said board, and a strip attached to the front face of said board, the lower edge of said strip being spaced above the lower edge of said board and said strip being formed with a plurality of forwardly extending equally spaced tabs.

5. A card holder comprising a fiat rectangular board, a pair of grooved members receiving the end edges of said board, the lower ends of said grooved members being spaced above the lower edge of said board and the upper ends of said grooved members extending above the upper edge of said board, a strip attached to the front face of said board, the lower edge of said strip being spaced above the lower edge of said board and said strip being formed with a plurality of forwardly extending, equally spaced tabs, and a plurality of cards mounted on said holder in echelon manner, said cards being formedwith equally spaced apart notches to receive said tabs.

6. A card holder comprising a fiat rectangular board, a pair of grooved members receiving the end edges of said board, the lower ends of said grooved members being spaced above the lower edge of said board and the upper ends of said grooved members extending above the upper edge of said board, a strip attached to the front face of said board, the lower edge of said strip being spaced above the lower edge of said board and said strip being formed with a plurality of for? wardly extending equally spaced tabs, and a transparent strip attached to the upper edge of said board, said board being grooved to receive the lower edge of said transparent strip, said transparent strip extending above the upper edge of said board.

; JOHN IUCULANO. 

